Public sector negotiations: Quebec wants to change the rules [Video]

The Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) government says it wants to scrap the way it negotiates with public sector unions.

“The bargaining system will no longer have a raison d’être in 2024,” said Treasury Board President Sonia LeBel in a formal ministerial statement just before Question Period.

She announced that a bill to change how things are done would be tabled at a later date.

Negotiations are currently governed by strict rules complete with sectoral tables, central tables and a timetable.

This comes as François Legault’s government emerges from difficult and costly negotiations.

Quebec is still trying to reach an agreement with early childhood educators.

— This report by The Canadian Press was first published in French on Dec. 4, 2024.